Shelfari is a tool that displays books you have read, you are currently reading, and that you want to read. It allows you to give your review, ask questions about books, and take part in discussions on books in a variety of groups. You can befriend people, look at other peoples' recommendations, and browse through many lists of books. It is linked with Amazon.com so that if you want to buy or view the book via Amazon, it's a simple process. After you go through the simple sign up (which is simply giving an email address and creating a username and password) you can start selecting books. You can look up books by the title, author, or browse different genres. Then, you can click the add button under the book picture and select whether you've read it, you plan to read it, or are currently reading it. You can add your review, add it to a wish/own list, tag it to connect with others, read reviews, read more about the book, and much more. It's an excellent tool to get readers/students to express what they liked and didn't like about the book, they can recommend books to their friends, and answer other peoples' questions about the book. It presents the books you've selected on a "shelf" with a scrolling option (example of mine above). It also helps them find books they may want to read through recommendations and allowing them to view synopses. It allows the user to set a reading goal as well and shows your status on your homepage. I think this is a great tool, so easy and fun to use, and allows ways to connect with other readers. It supports and expands reading, writing, and analyzing books and others' critiques. The only con would be that the group discussions are public so anyone could comment on the discussion if you wanted one just for your class. Despite that, it's an amazing website and I would definitely recommend this site to anyone- teachers, students, friends, and family.
Shelfari is a tool that displays books you have read, you are currently reading, and that you want to read. It allows you to give your review, ask questions about books, and take part in discussions on books in a variety of groups. You can befriend people, look at other peoples' recommendations, and browse through many lists of books. It is linked with Amazon.com so that if you want to buy or view the book via Amazon, it's a simple process. After you go through the simple sign up (which is simply giving an email address and creating a username and password) you can start selecting books. You can look up books by the title, author, or browse different genres. Then, you can click the add button under the book picture and select whether you've read it, you plan to read it, or are currently reading it. You can add your review, add it to a wish/own list, tag it to connect with others, read reviews, read more about the book, and much more. It's an excellent tool to get readers/students to express what they liked and didn't like about the book, they can recommend books to their friends, and answer other peoples' questions about the book. It presents the books you've selected on a "shelf" with a scrolling option (example of mine above). It also helps them find books they may want to read through recommendations and allowing them to view synopses. It allows the user to set a reading goal as well and shows your status on your homepage. I think this is a great tool, so easy and fun to use, and allows ways to connect with other readers. It supports and expands reading, writing, and analyzing books and others' critiques. The only con would be that the group discussions are public so anyone could comment on the discussion if you wanted one just for your class. Despite that, it's an amazing website and I would definitely recommend this site to anyone- teachers, students, friends, and family.
My CAST BOOK
Waldo